Citizens Initiative and Recall

If trial lawyers and out-of-state billionaires have their way, Florida will join states like California and Colorado by creating a massive industry selling things like marijuana cookies, lollipops and candies — all in the name of "medicine." In those states, the average "medical" marijuana user is a 30-something white male with a history of drug abuse, and no history of HIV, cancer, multiple sclerosis, or any of the conditions touted by advocates in campaign mode. Asking the question "Is marijuana medicine?" is similar to asking, "Is opium medicine?" The answer is that it can be, but not in its raw or smoked form. One thing is for sure: The...

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